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Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Ping Guo Li Pear

Potted Ping Guo Li Pear

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

History: Ping Guo Li (translated from Mandarin as 'apple pear') was developed by Jilin Sheng in China and likely named for its round, apple-like shape. While its exact age is unknown, this pear is considered to be an old variety.

Why We Grow It: This Asian pear is nothing but sweet and juicy melting goodness! Its flavour is quite sweet and is comparable to that of a European pear.  So far it has performed very well in our test orchard and displays good cold-hardiness.

 

        Fruit Specs

        Recommended Use: Fresh Eating

        Fruit Size: Medium to Large

        Storage:

        Harvest: October - Early

        Growing Specs

        Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

        Soil Preference: Sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Prefers average to moist conditions with well-drained soils, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring.

        Flowering Time: Early

        Bloom Colour: White

        Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different pear variety (European or Asian) that blooms around the same time

        Sun/Shade Requirements:

        Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

        General Growth Habits:

        Cold hardy and yields good crops. Resistant to scab and mildew. Very vigorous and precocious, bearing its first little crop within 3 years typically.

        Primocane or Floricane (if applicable):

        Thorns:

        Pickup

        Potted plants are only available for pick-up at the nursery. They unfortunately cannot be shipped due to the size and weight of the pots.

        You are welcome to order potted plants ahead of time online or stop in at the nursery to purchase them! Our hours vary seasonally so we recommend checking our posted hours ahead of time (see the bottom of the webpage or our Google hours).

        Size at Purchase

        The sizes of potted plants varies by species and variety, but we have some approximate size ranges based on pot size (all heights include the pot):

        • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
        • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
        • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
        • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall

        Please note that some plants may fall outside these ranges. If you are curious about the size of a specific kind of plant, call or email us and we're happy to give you a more accurate size range!

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